Prime Minister Carney sending MP to China to push again in opposition to canola tariffs

The federal authorities is stepping up its efforts to persuade China to scrap its tariffs on imports of Canola from Canada.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s parliamentary secretary will be a part of Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on a commerce mission to China that begins on Saturday.

The Prime Minister’s Workplace says Kody Blois, a Liberal MP from the Nova Scotia driving of Kings-Hants, will participate within the three-day commerce mission that goals to “have interaction constructively with Chinese language officers on a number of commerce irritants.”

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China hit Canadian canola seed with a 75.8 per cent tariff final month, a measure broadly seen as a response to Canada’s 100 per cent tariff on Chinese language electrical automobiles.

Canada exports practically $15 billion of canola seed, oil and meal per yr, and practically $5 billion of that went to China in 2024.

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Canola sector $43 billion business and financial driver in Canadian financial system